Hamlet has a very unstable relationship with all of his living family members. Being an only child with a deceased father, he is left with only two remaining family members, Gertrude and Claudius. Gertrude cares immensely for Hamlet, and their relationship has a lot of potential. Initially on the outside, Hamlet appears to respect his mother, and it seems that he wishes to please her.
QUEEN. Let not thy mother lose her prayers, Hamlet
I pray thee stay with us, go not to Wittenberg.
HAMLET. I shall in all my best obey you, madam. (1.2.118-120)
In this dialogue, it appears that Hamlet is mindful towards his relationship with Gertrude, since Hamlet is willing to put the will of Gertrude above his own will. However, on the very next page he reveals …show more content…
Hamlet is explicit with his disdain towards Claudius. When Claudius asks where deceased Polonius is at, Hamlet replies, “In heaven. Send thither to see. If your mes- / senger find him not there, seek him i’ th’ other place yourself” (4.3.33-36). Hamlet wishes a brutal fate to Claudius, and there is no trust or love between this potential father figure and his son-in-law. However, this harsh opinion does not go without reasoning. It can be very difficult to forgive a man who has caused Hamlet so much pain through the murder of Hamlet’s father. Regardless, both of Hamlet’s parents are killed due to Hamlet’s doubt towards …show more content…
It appears that they do care about the well-being of their friend, and that they want to maintain Hamlet’s trust. Although the two friends report back to Gertrude and Claudius, once again, they do not say anything that would deem them untrustworthy. They even state that Hamlet treated them “Most like a gentleman” (3.1.11). There is not much reason for Hamlet to deem them untrustworthy. Guildenstern and Rosencrantz appear again in attempts to help their friend. Rosencrantz tries to get a response out of Hamlet by stating, “Good my lord, what is your cause of dis- / temper? You surely do bar the door upon your own / liberty, if you deny griefs to your friend” (3.2.344-346). But Hamlet is non-compliant to their selfless attempts at helping their friend. Guildenstern caringly even ventures to apologize when he says, “O my lord, if my duty be too bold, my / love is too unmannerly” (3.2.356-357). Hamlet does not have interest in maintaining his relationship with his two old friends, and his doubt takes over. Hamlet accuses the two, “Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!” (3.2.371-372). “’Sblood, do / you think that I am easier to be played on than a pipe?” (3.2.377-378). Hamlet’s doubt in his two former friends, appears very irrational in this scenario. Ruthlessly, their demise is brought upon by Hamlet though his altering of Claudius’ letter to arrange for Guildenstern
QUEEN. Let not thy mother lose her prayers, Hamlet
I pray thee stay with us, go not to Wittenberg.
HAMLET. I shall in all my best obey you, madam. (1.2.118-120)
In this dialogue, it appears that Hamlet is mindful towards his relationship with Gertrude, since Hamlet is willing to put the will of Gertrude above his own will. However, on the very next page he reveals …show more content…
Hamlet is explicit with his disdain towards Claudius. When Claudius asks where deceased Polonius is at, Hamlet replies, “In heaven. Send thither to see. If your mes- / senger find him not there, seek him i’ th’ other place yourself” (4.3.33-36). Hamlet wishes a brutal fate to Claudius, and there is no trust or love between this potential father figure and his son-in-law. However, this harsh opinion does not go without reasoning. It can be very difficult to forgive a man who has caused Hamlet so much pain through the murder of Hamlet’s father. Regardless, both of Hamlet’s parents are killed due to Hamlet’s doubt towards …show more content…
It appears that they do care about the well-being of their friend, and that they want to maintain Hamlet’s trust. Although the two friends report back to Gertrude and Claudius, once again, they do not say anything that would deem them untrustworthy. They even state that Hamlet treated them “Most like a gentleman” (3.1.11). There is not much reason for Hamlet to deem them untrustworthy. Guildenstern and Rosencrantz appear again in attempts to help their friend. Rosencrantz tries to get a response out of Hamlet by stating, “Good my lord, what is your cause of dis- / temper? You surely do bar the door upon your own / liberty, if you deny griefs to your friend” (3.2.344-346). But Hamlet is non-compliant to their selfless attempts at helping their friend. Guildenstern caringly even ventures to apologize when he says, “O my lord, if my duty be too bold, my / love is too unmannerly” (3.2.356-357). Hamlet does not have interest in maintaining his relationship with his two old friends, and his doubt takes over. Hamlet accuses the two, “Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me!” (3.2.371-372). “’Sblood, do / you think that I am easier to be played on than a pipe?” (3.2.377-378). Hamlet’s doubt in his two former friends, appears very irrational in this scenario. Ruthlessly, their demise is brought upon by Hamlet though his altering of Claudius’ letter to arrange for Guildenstern